Rating: - The best ballet video
As a professional dancer this was the first video i got when i was at the National school of Dance in Mexico passed down from fellow students, i had to copy it from beta to beta, then beta to vhs, and now from vhs to dvd..altough my videotape is very overused this is by far my favorite yet. Altough i own a huge ballet video collection, none can match this, from his astonishing beats in La Sylphide, and the great partnership with Carla Fracci, to the modern aproach of Field figures, and the SUPREME pas de deux from Sleeping Beauty, with Seymoure, every time i'm going to dance sleeping beauty, i ... Read More
Rating: - DVD....When?
when will this VHS become DVD. There are so many good VHS here and I've been waiting for such a long time for them to finally end up in DVD. Please tell me or write a review. By the way "I am a dancer" is amazing.
Rating: - Stunning Artistry from Ballet's Brightest Lights
Combining scenes of ballet barre work with segments of four ballets, this video is different from the usual performance video. Particular barre exercises (specifically rond de jambe en l'air and developpe) are demonstrated, then exploited in the ballets so the viewer can see how what the dancer does in class translates into the actual performance. Dressing room scenes show the concentration required of the dancer off stage as well as on. FIELD FIGURES, a modern work by choreographer Glen Tetley, includes Tetley working with the dancers in the rehearsal hall, revealing the relationship between ... Read More
Rating: - Great Video!
This video portrays a really great side of Nureyev. It shows some wonderful parts of different ballets that he performed in. It gives a lot of detail on the wonderful partnership between Fonteyn and Nureyev. This shows some amazing jumps. It's definatly worth your money. Enjoy!
